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( 1 ) The General Council shall be the chief advisory body of the university and it shall consist of the following members, namely :- ( i ) the Chancellor ; 1 [( i-a ) the Pro-Chancellor ;] ( ii ) the Vice-Chancellor ; ( iii ) the Attorney General of India ; ( iv ) one judge of the Supreme Court nominated by the Chancellor ; ( v ) the Minister for Higher Education, State of Maharashtra ; ( vi ) the Minister for Law, State of Maharashtra ; ( vii ) the Chief Justice of the High Court at Mumbai or his nominee ; 2 [( viii ) one judge of the High Court to be nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Chief justice of the High Court ;] ( ix ) the Advocate General of Maharashtra ; ( x ) the Chairperson of the University Grants Commission or his nominee from among the members of the University Grants Commission ; ( xi ) the Chairman, Bar Council of India or his nominee from amongst the members of the Bar Council of India ; ( xii ) the Chairman, Bar Council of Maharashtra ; ( xiii ) the Secretary or Principal Secretary or, as the case may be, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra, Higher and Technical Education Department ; 3 [( xiv ) two eminent educationists in the disciplines of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Management and Forensic Sciences to be nominated by the Chancellor ; ( xv ) two eminent educationists in the legal field, to be nominated by the Chancellor ;] ( xvi ) one eminent person in the educational field, to be nominated by the Chancellor; and 4 [( xvii ) two members of the Executive Council who are not otherwise members of the General Council to be nominated by the Chancellor.] Explanation .- For the purposes of clauses ( v ) and ( vi ), if the Minister-in-charge of Department is the Chief Minister, any Minister nominated by him shall be the member. ( 2 ) The Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the General Council. 5 [( 2-A ) The Pro-Chancellor shall be the Vice-Chairman of the General Council.] ( 3 ) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the Secretary of the General Council.